TGIF

I am so happy it's Friday.  It's been a stressful week.

Yesterday I had a 16 hour migraine. I woke up with one at 5 am and it finally broke at about 9pm last night. Thankfully I did not wake up with on, just that exhausted tired feeling, which I call the migraine hangover.

Work has been stressful. Lots of it and over demanding clients. I shouldn't say too much more.

We had to buy a new car this week.  My husband's 13 year old Dodge Dakota finally bit the dust.  It was good to us.  After 157,000 and lots of rust, the engine finally died.  We got a 2013 Toyota Tacoma and a hefty car payment to go with it. So, now I'm glad I have work to be stressed about to help me pay for that new monthly bill!

Soccer has started.  Two kids, three teams, 5 practices and 3 games a week is enough to put me over the edge.  Then one kid has karate on top of it each week.  And 5th grade homework.  WOW.  That was 1.5 hours of H.E.L.L. last night - and that was just math.  That didn't include studying for a science quiz today. Granted, this was advanced math. But wow.  5th grade took a  sharp turn that we were not prepared for.

Oh, and tomorrow I start the last year of my 30s. Wow. 39. It's a little scary.  I know it's just a number, but you remember being a kid and when someone was 40 they were OLD.  That's me soon. Oh, but the day of celebrating will be soccer games, school picnic and sending my husband off for his week long convention for work!  Happy birthday to me! Such is the life of being a mom and wife!

But as I sit here and complain about the week, I think about the day before my birthday - which would have been my grandparents 66th wedding anniversary. I tear up missing my grandma, nearly six weeks after her death, but I also smile remembering their 50th wedding anniversary celebration and remember all the fun we had and how lucky we were to have the opportunity to celebrate their 50th! Here we all are with my grandma and grandpa right in the middle of their wonderful family with their royal blue shirts on!

That was indeed a beautiful day!